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.GRAIN-BI NDING HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,067, dated October25, 1887.

- Application filed May 17, 1886. Serial No. 202,385.

to be bound is carried over the inner supporting or driving wheel.

In many respects devices shown in connection with my present inventionare the same as or generally similar to features shown and described, orto which reference is made. in Letters Patent of the UnitedStates No.343,709, granted to me June'15, 1886. r

r The accompanying drawings show my invention in connection with thoseparts of an appropriate harvester and its binding mechanism illustrationof which is needed to convey a proper understanding of a suitableapplication of all of my improvements. Some of these improvements may,however, be used without the others, or in connection with equivalentsof omitted parts, and in machines differingin some respects from thatshown and hereinafter described.

Figure 1 is a plan view with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation withthe reel detached and the platform folded up against the main frame.Fig. 5 is an ele vation as seen from the outer or stubble side of themachine. Fig. 6 is a view, partly in rear elevation and partly insection, on the lines 6 of Figs. 7 and12. Fig. 7 is a view,

partly in planand partly in section, on the lines 7 of Figs. 6 and 12,some parts being omitted. Fig. 8 is a view, partly in rear elevation andpartly in section, on the line 8 of Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is an elevation asseen from the inner or grain side, showing the grain-.

wheel and adjacent parts. Fig. 10 is a view, partly in side elevationand partly in section, on the line 10 of Fig. 6, with parts broken away,showing portions of the mechanism by way of which the cutters, the reel,and the No model.)

endless'carrier of the platform are actuated. Fig. 11 is a sideelevation showing a portion of the packershaft and the clutch and detentmechanism thereof, with one of the frame-bars in section. elevation andpartly in section, on the line 12 of Fig. 7, showing the mainactuating-shaft, the counter-shaft driven thereby, the gearing of theseshafts, and the manner of mounting them. Fig. 13 is a view, partly inrear elevation and partly in section, showing details of mechanism forsupporting and raising and lowering the reel-shaft. Fig. 14 is a topview ofa detentbar for the levers for controlling the butter and theclutch of. the primary driving-shaft.

Fig. 15 is a View, partly in plan and partly in section, of a bracketand a roller carried thereby to engage with the slotted shank of adischarger-arm. Fig. 16 shows detached and in elevation the swingingframe, rollers, 8m, of the upper or outer elevating-apron; and Fig. 17is a section on the line 17 of Fig. 16. Figs. 18 and 19 are views atright angles to each other of the front coupling-link of a pair ofcoupling-links by way of which the platform at front has hingedconnection withthe main frame, and Fig. 20 shows the other link of thepair. Fig. 21 is a view of a coupling-link by Way of which the rear ofthe platform has hinged connection with the main frame. Fig. 22 is aview showing, detached and in front elevation, a cam of thedischarger-shaft and the roller acted on by the cam to control theoperation of grain detaining fingers against which the gavels areaccumulated. Fig. 23 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly insection, on the line 23 of Fig. 6, showing details of the tensiondevices. Figs. 24c and 25 show, detached, one of the bearings for theupper roller of the inner or under elevating-- apron. Fig. 26 is a planview of a sectional bracket-frame for supporting mechanism for actuatingthe binding mechanism. Fig. 27 is a vertical section on the line 27 ofFig. 26. Fig. 28 is an elevation of one of the side plates of thesectional bracket-frame detached. Fig. 29 is a rear elevation of avertically-reciprocating canrfor actuating the binder-arm; Fig. 30, alongitudinal view, partly in section, of the axle of the driving-wheel.Fig. 31 is a view,partl y in elevation and partly in section, on theline 31 of Fig. 7, showing the inner Fig. 12 is a view, partly-in sidedivider or shoe, the casting secured thereto, and the lower end of thereel-post.

A suitably-constructed rocking main frame is carried upon twosupporting-wheels,one being the driving-wheel A and the other a smalleror supplemental wheel, A. The axle A of the looselyanounteddriving-wheel is secured at its ends, so as not to turn beneath theinner bars, A A, of the main frame, and the studaxle of the supplementalwheel is carried by a hanger, A", bolted to the outer bar, A,of the mainframe. The frame-bars A" A A are parallel to each other, and the axlesof the wheels A A are in the same vertical plane, to admit of therocking of the main frame, which at its front hnsjointcd connection withthe heel of the tongue A The tongueheel is shown as jointed to the frontcross-bar, A of the main frame by means of the bracket A", between theperforated lugs of which is pivoted the elongated eye or shortbearing-sleeve of a plate, a, secured to the under side of thetongue-heel. The tongue is braced against outward lateral movement by a1'ocl,a,secured at its front end to the tongue in advance of its heel bythe pivot-bolt a and extending inwardly and rearwardly and secured atits rear end, as further on to be explained. The hearing sleeve of theheel-plate a is of a length somewhat less than the distance between thelugs of the bracket A, so that there may be slight lateral movement ofthe heel-plate, and the pivot-bolt which passes through thelugs of thebracket and through the bearing sleeve of the heelplate is somewhatloosely embraced by this sleeve, in order to provide for slight lateralvibration of the tongue, so that the main frame may be rocked freely,although the inner end of the brace a may be above or below its usuallevel, as farther on will be fully understood.

An inclined connecting-rod, a, has suitable jointed connection at itsfront end with the tongue near the brace-securing bolt a, and extendsupwardly and rearwardly to the crank a of a roekshaft, a, the rear endofthe eonnccting-rod being jointed to this crank. The cranked rock-shaftis mounted in a bearingbracket, (0, and a bearing in the frame up righta and is controlled by an upwardlyprojccting lever, a provided withsuitable detent devices, shown as formed by the segmen tal rack a andthe usually-employed springactuated detent for engaging therewith. Bymoving the controlling-lever backward the front end of the main frame israised, and by a forward movement of the lever the front end of theframe is lowered, as will be obvious.

Motion is imparted to the primary drivingshaft B from the driving andmain supporting wheel A by an internal bevel-gear of the wheel meshingwith the bevel-pinion 1), fast on the front end of the shaft. Thisprimary drivingshaft is mounted in suitable main-frame bearings, shownas secured to the frame-bar A, and at its rear end is provided with asprocket-pnlley, P. This pulley is loose upon and has clutch-connectionwith the shaft. The clutch I) (see Fig. 5') is of simple well-knownform, being made of one section fast on the shaft and another sectionloose and adapted to Slide, this sliding section being formed with orrigidly secured to the sprocket-pulley, The clutch is actuated by theshifter B, the forked lower end of which engages the annular groove 6 inthe hub of the sprocket-pulley and sliding section of the clutch. Theclutch-shifter is pivoted at 1), near the lower end, to the rearcross-bar, B, of the main frame. and near its upper end is provided witha guidcway, shown as formed by the plate B, having the slot 1)", throughwhich the upper end of the shifter passes. rear end of the inner upperbar, H, of the main frame. A link-rod, B, has jointed connection at itsfront end with a clutclrcontrolling lever, B and at its rear end withthe elutehshifter above its guideway. The clutchcontrollinglever ispivoted upon the frame-bar B The linkrod passes through a perforatedguide-lug, If", of the guideway-plate, and a coiled spring, b,encircling the link-rod, bears at one end against this lug and at theother against the cl utch-shifter. This spring, it will be seen, actswith a tendency to move backward the upper end of the shifter and keepthe s1t rocket-pulley B cl ntched with its shaft. The clutch-controllinglever is provided with a detent, shown as formed by the notch I) of thedetent-bar B Figs. 1, 5, and 14, which is secured to the frame-bar B.When the clutchoontrolling lever is engaged with its detent in obviousway, the sliding clutch section is disengaged from the fixedclutch-section, and the sprocket-pulley B is consequently thrown out ofengagement with theprimary drivingshaft.

A main actuating driven shaft, 0, by connections with which the variousparts of the mechanism are actuated, has motion imparted to it from theprimary driving-shaft B by a chain, b passing around thesprocket-pulleys B and b", the latter fast on the main actuatingshaft. Acounter-shaft, C, over the main actuating shaft is geared therewith bythe pinions c 0, fast on the respective shafts. These two shafts aremounted in suitable bearings in the posts C O of a bearing-frame, C,securely fastened by its base upon the parallel rear crossbars, C B, ofthe main frame.

Motion is imparted to an interniittinglyactuated rotary packer-shaft, aby a chain, 6*, passing around sprocketpulleys c and c on thecounter-shaft Oand packer-shaft,respectively. The pulley c" is connectedwith the packershaft by a clutch, c, and this shaft is thrown into andout of action at proper times, as farther on to be explained. Asprocket-pulley, C, on the main actuating-shaft imparts motion to adriving-chain, c by.way of which to actuate a reel, the cutters, theendless carrier of the platform, the grain'elevating apparatus, aclearing-roller, and butt-hastening apparatus, as in turn to bedescribed. A pin- This guideway-plate is secured to the ion, ,on themainactuating-shaft imparts motion to a main actuating-gear, 0 serving byconnecting mechanism to operate the binding mechanism, and a clutch, 0,provides for engaging and disengaging this main actuating gear and itsintermittingly operating binder-actuating shaft 0, as will farther on beexplained. The chain 0 driven by the main actuating-shaft, passes arounda sprocket-pulley, D, fast on the projecting rear journal, d, of thedriving-roller (the upper roller) D of the inner or undergrain-elevating apron, D and around another sprocketpulley, (2, fast onthe projecting rear journal, d of a clearing and directing roller, D Thejournals d d of the elevating-apron roller and 'elearingroller,respectively, are mounted in suitable bearings in a strong rear upright,D, of the main frame, and the front journals, d d, of these rollers havetheir bearings in a strong upright, D of the main frame.

Coupling-links D D D have pivotal supporting-connectionwith the mainframe at their upper ends, so as to vibrate about the axis of theapron-driving roller D", and have jointed connection at their lower endswith the grain-platform, as farther on in detail to be explained, and inthis way the grain-platform and cutting apparatus have hinged connectionwith the main frame "at its front and rear, inside the driving-wheel.stance represented, two of the coupling-links, D D, are employed inmaking Connection between the grain-platform and main frame in front,and the other coupling link, D, in making the connection between thegrainplatform and the main frame at the rear, these links being pivotedabout the bearings of the drivingrollerof theinnerelevating-apron. Asshown, the bearing E, Figs. 7, 24, and 25, for the rear journal, d, ofthe driving-roller is so formed that when it is bolted to theframe-upright D by its securing-flanges e 6 its boss 6 serves as thepivot for the upper end of the couplinglink D", and two of thesebearings are provided for the frontjournal, d of the drivingroller D,one at the front and the other at the back of the frame-upright D thebearingbosses serving as pivots for the upper ends of the frontcoupling=links, D D which are on opposite sides of the frame-upright.

By slight modification the front coupling- ]ink, D might be omitted andtwo couplinglinks only be used; but three are preferable.

The driven roller (the lower roller) D of the inner elevating-apron ismounted by its journals in suitable front and rear bearings d 01",respectively connected with the rearniost one, D of the two frontcouplinglinks and the rear coupling-link, D As shown, these bearingshave supporting rods d d, which are adaptedto move eudwise in guidewaysformed by holes in thelower ends of bars d d,-firmly fastened insuitable way to'the coupling-links D D respectively; The outward ordownward movements of the rods' d d are limited by Suitable means, suchas will As in this inbe explained by reference to Figs. 16 and 17, andthe description of the outer or upper elevating-apron to be givenfarther on. Springs d d act on the bearings with a tendency to move themdownward and keep the elevatingapron taut. Between the bars d d and thecoupling-links to which they are respectively secured are pieces (I d,which serve as guides to keep the apron from moving eudwise of itsrollers. These guide-pieces project above the surface of the apron, andthe edges of the apron move against or close to them.

As the bearings for the driven roller of the elevating-apron D arecarriedv by the coupling-links D D by means of their above-describedsupporting-connection therewith, the driven roller vibrates with theselinks about the axis of the driving-roller D,and therefore the movementsof the platform do not affec the working of the elevating-apron.

The outer elevating-apron, E, as shown, is of less width than the innerelevating-apron, the outer apron extending from the front backward toabout midway the width of the inner apron. In this way,while the buttsof the stalks of grain which come between the outer apron and the frontportion of the inner apron are acted upon by both aprons, the heads,unless the stalks are unusually short, are acted upon by the inner aprononly, and thus I avoid the shattering and waste of grain occasioned bypressure and friction upon the heads between the ordinarily-employedelevating apparatus, the inner and outer aprons of which are ofcorresponding width.

The driving-roller E ofthe outer elevatingapron is mounted by its frontand rear journals 6 e in suitable hearings in thefront frame upright,D,andabracket, efisecured to the framebar B An apron-frame, E, supportedby and vibrating about the journals of the drivingroller E", carries thedriven roller E at the outer end of the apron. The vibrating frame isshown as formed by the guide-pieces E E which prevent movement of theapron endwise of the rollers, the side bars, E E, secured at the innersidesof the guide-pieces, and the cross-bar E firmly connected at itsends with the side bars. The bearings 6* e for the journals of thedriven roller,like those for the driven rollerof the innerelevating-apron,

are provided withsupportingrods c e, movable eudwise in guideway-holesin the lower ends of the side bars. Gross-pins inserted in theinner orupper ends of the supporting-rods, by way ofthe slots ee in thesidebars,limit the outward movement of the supporting-rods and bearings,andsprings e act upon the bearings with a tendency to move them outward tokeep the apron taut under ordinary circumstances.

The drivingroller E of the outer elevatingapron has mot-ion imparted toit by means of a pinion, E fast on its projecting front journal, c andadriving-pinion, E fast on the projecting frontjournal, d of thedriving-roller of the inner elevating-apron. A sprocket-pulley, e", faston the journal .6 in front of the pinion thereon, actnates a chain, c,for driving butthastening apparatus, as farther on to be explained.

A sproeket'pulley, f, on the rearjournal, (Z, of the driving roller D ofthe inner elevatingapron imparts motion to a chain, F, for actuating thedrivingroller F of the endless carrier F of the grain-platform F". Thedriving-chain F engages a sprocket-pulley, 1*, on the rear-journal, F,of the driving-roller of the platform carrier. This driving-roller inthis instance has a suitable bearing at its front end in a front beam,F, of the grain-platform.

The graiirplatform at rear has jointed connection with the coupling-linkD by way of the journal F of the drivingroller F of the platform-carrier, and by way of this coup ling-link the platform has hingedconnection with the main frame at rear, as before fully explained. As inthis instance shown, a reel is driven from the journal Fthejournalsnpports a post, F, is provided with a crankwheel, F, foractuating the cutters, and is mounted and connected with the rearcoupling-link, as follows: Thejournal has bearing in a post, f, securedat its base to a rearward extension, F", of the grain'platform and in asleeve, 1, fitting in an opening in the rear beam, f, of thegrain-platform. This bearing-sleeve is formed at its outer end with asurrounding tlange, f*, provided with an inwardly and downwardlyprojecting portion,f", for attaching the sleeve to the platform-beam fin suitable way, as by screws. The post F is forked at the lower end,the body or main part of the post being made of wood, and the twometallic bars f j", bolted to thelower end of the post, constituting thearms of the fork. The rear arm of the fork is provided with abearing-openingatitslowerend,throughwhich and the hub of the crank-wheelW the journal F passes.

The erankwheel is secured to the rear end of thejournal, anditsprojecting hub is made of two diameters, the reduced inner end, f, ofthe hub being interposed between the journal and the rear arm of thefork of thepost.

tion of crank-wheel hub, prevents rearward movement of the fork-arm, andits forward movement is prevented by the bearing-postf. The front arm ofthe post-fork has a bearingopening at its lower end and hassupportingconnection with thejournal by wayofthe bearing-sleeve f", andthe coupling-link D, by a bearingopening at its lower end, has similarconnection with this journal. The coupling link embraces thebearing-sleeve between the platfornrbeamf and the front fork-ar1n, andthis arm is prevented from moving lengthwise of the journal by thecoupling-link and the flange ot' the bearing-sleeve.

It will be seen that while provision is made for vibrating or turningthe post F about its snpporting-journal no movement of vibrationlengthwise of this journal is permitted. Ordinarily turning movement ofthe post'is pre- The annular shoulderf", formed by the larger porventedby a togglelike braee,f, connecting it with the rear beam of theplatform, the two links comprising this brace beingjointedtogether bywhat is commonly termed a stumpjoint or rulejoint, so that by an upwardpull upon the brace thejoint is forced to give, to thus admitof thefolding up of theplatform, &c., as farther on to be explained. Asprocket-pullcy fast. on the journal F imparts motion to a chain of thereel-driving mechanism, farther on to be described.

The jointed connection between the front coupling-links, D" D, and thegrain-platform as in this instance shown is as follows: Abollow shoe orinner divider, G, strongly bolted to the platform, is provided with acasting, G, firmly secured to the upper surface of its bottom and havingtwo lugs or short posts, G G". The front lug, G", is made hollow to forma tapering socket for stepping a reel-post, and has a screw-tlueadedopening at its rear side about midway its height. A headed bolt, 9,threaded at its end, is passed through an opening in the rear lng.G, inline with thcthreaded opening in the socket-lug, and throughbearing'openingsatthe lower ends of the couplinglinks D D, and screwsinto the threaded opening. This bolt is in the axial line of thedriving-roller of the platformcarrier, and serves as a pivot for thelower ends of the front coupling-links.

The front coupling-link, D", is provided with an eye, 9, and the hookedrear end of the tongue-brace a is jointed to the link by engagement withthis eye.

In order that the driven roller of the inner elevating apron and thedriving-roller of the platform-carrier may occupy thei r proper relatirepositions, the coupling-links D and D are made of angular form, theirlowerends eX- tending horizontally, or nearly so, from the axial line ofthe roller D to the pivot-bolt g and thejournal F of the roller F. Theforemost one of the front coupling-links may also be bent to giveittheangular form of the other links; but, as it is not necessary that it beso formed, it is shown as made straight. To facilitate the fitting ofthe parts, the rear coupling-link is formed in two sections and madeadjustable in length. As shown, the lower or bent section, g, is formedwith a guideway for the upper or straight section, the guideway having aserrated surface, 9, and elongated slot The lower end of the uppersection is provided with serrations (notshown) to engage with theserrations of the guideway, and has a bolt-hole, through which and theslot g a securing-bolt passes, the bolt being provided with a nut, andthe parts are thus adapted to be locked as adjusted, as will readily beunderstood.

Mechanism, such as next to be described, is provided for adjustablysupporting the outer end of the grain-platform and for raising andlowering the platform and cutting apparatus to adjust the height of cut,clear obstructions, &e., without interfering with their selfadjustingmovements about the jointed connection of the platform with the lowerends of the coupling-links to conform to inequalities of the ground overwhich the grain-wheel G passes. As shown, the platform is renderedcapable of vertical adjustment relatively to this wheel by having thestud about which the wheel revolves carried by a block, 9 sliding G,between its ends.

up and down in a guideway of a bracket, G strongly secured to thedivider and bottom of the outer end of the platform in well-known way.The sliding block 9 is connected by a stiff thrust-link, g, with anadjusting-lever, This lever is pivoted at its front end to thegrain-fence of the plat form and works near its rear end in aguideway,G.

A chain, 9, is connected at its opposite ends to the rear end of theadjusting-lever and to a segment sheave,G fast on the rear end of aroclcshat't, H, supported by the main frame by being mounted in bearingssecured to the under sides of the front cross-bar,.A and rear cross bar,B The chain passes downward from the adjusting-lever beneath a sheave, 9supported at the rear end of the grain-fence.

Controlling mechanism, to be operated by the driver of the machinewhenin his seat,for actuating the rock-shaft and segment-sheave is provided,as follows: An upwardly-projecting controlling-lever, G is stronglysecured to the rock-shaft by way of the segment-sheave in suitable way.A chain, is connected at one end with the upper end of thecontrollinglever and at its opposite end with a vertical controllingshaft, h. The controlling chain passes about a sheave, h, supported by abracket, h secured to the outer top bar, H, of the main frame. Thecontrolling-chain is wound about or unwinds from the controllingshaft,according to whether the crank H of the shaft is turned to the right orto the left. A springpawl, hfland a detent-disk, H to be engaged therebyand fast on the controllingshaft, provide for securing this shaft asadjusted. The controlling-shaft is mounted in suitable bearings-theupper one in the footboard H of the main frame and the lower one securedto the upper front cross-bar, H thereof. The crank H is thus locatedwithin easy reach of the driver in the seat H.

It will readily be understood that by winding the chain 99 about thecontrolling-shaft the outer end of the platform will be raised, and thatit will be lowered by allowing the chain to unwind from the shaft. Inorder that while the platform is being thus adjusted it may besimultaneously and correspondingly adjusted at its inner end, instead ofvibrating about its jointed connection with the coupling links,therock-shaft H is cranked, so as to act upon the coupling-linksU.D. Thefront and rear cranks, h If, bear upward against the coupling-links Dand D", respectively, and support theirlower ends. It will therefore beobvious that as the controlling-lever G9 is thereof, either by' movingthe coupling-linksupward about their jointed connection with the mainframe or allowing of their downward movement to the desired extent.

- Motion is imparted to the cutters from the crank-wheel F on the rearjournal of the driving-roller ofthe platform-carrier F by way of theusual pitmau, H, and sway-bar H and the sprocket-pulley h on thisjournaldrives the chain H for imparting motion to a sprocketpulley, h having:universal-joint connection with a reeldriving shaft, I.

The reel-driving shaft I is supported at or near its rear end and by wayof its sprocketpulley h in a bearing, hf, forthis pulley at the upperend of the post E This bearing receives the hub of the pulley and isdivided, being formed by the two metal arms h h constituting a fork atthe upper. end of the post. The universal joint, Fig. 10, connecting thereel-drivingshaft and sprocket-pulley, is ot suitable ordinaryconstruction. In this instance the hub of the pulleyis connected by twodiametrically-opposite pins, 71, with a ring, t", which is similarlyconnected with a sleeve,

i which receives the reel-driving shaft. The

pins i (one of them is dotted in place) are at right angles with thepins 47, and spaces are left between the pulley-hub and ring and betweenthe ring and sleeve to allow all needed movement, as will be understood.The reeldriving shaft is allowed endwise sliding move ment in itssleeve, while compelled to turn with it, the shaft being square inerosssection and the opening for it in the sleeve of correspondingshape. Y

A reel-post, J, is detachably supported by the shoe or inner divider, G,by way of the socket of thelug G of the casting G,attaehed to the shoe.The foot of the reel-post is tapered to correspond with and fit firmlyin the socket. A vertically-adj ustable reel, J,which may be of anysuitable construction, is supported by the reel-post, as in thisinstance shown, in the following way: The reel head or carrier J isformed with teeth to constitute a bevel-gear, J and is loosely andremovably mounted by its hub on a short reel-shaft, J*. This reelshaftis supported on the reel-post 'by a sectional carrying-bracket, J J. Thesection J is formed with two bearings arms, J J one above the other,embracing and adapted to slide upon the reel-post, and the section J isbifurcated at its top and formed with two bearing-arms, J J, throughwhich the inwardly-projecting reel-shaft passes.

At its lower end the reelshaft' support'ing section J 6 is pivoted tothe post-engaging section J of the carrying-bracket, and a slot, J, inits upper portion, together with a' set'bolt and nut, serves in obviousways for adjusting the reel-shaft-supportingv section relatively to thereel-post-engaging section to cause the reel-shaft to occupy a positionsuch as to insure that the reel-beaters in their revolution shall passat the proper distance above the cutting apparatus and platformthroughout their length. Securing-pins 7c are provided at the oppositeends of the reel-shaft.

The front end of the reel-driving shaft I turns in a long or sleevebearing, is, at the rear end of a curved bracket, K, which at its frontend is bifurcated and forms two bearing-arms, K K ,;through which thereel shaft, projecting inwardly from the reel-post,passes. Thisbearing-bracket K is made strong enough to resist the twisting strainsbrought upon it in holding up the front end of the reel-driving shaft. Abevel-pinion, k", on this shaft engages and imparts motion to thebevel-gear of the reelhead.

It will be seen that the long bearing presented by the forked front endof the curved bracket K for engaging the reel-shaft between the arms J Jof the carrying-bracket effectually prevents lateral twist or rockingmovement of the curved bracket.

It will further be seen that as the bearing for the reel-driving shaftat the rear end of the curved bracket is at a right angle with the frontor reel-sl1aft-engaging bearing, and of snffieient length to guardagainst rocking movement of the bracket on the reel-driving shaft aboutan axis transverse to this shaft, a steady support sustained by andadjustable with the reel-shaft is provided for the front end of thereel-driving shaft.

The reel is raised and lowered by controlling mechanism operated by thedriver,as follows: A chain, K", secured at one end to the part J of thesectional carrying-bracket, passes upward and about a pulley, ksupported at the top of the reel-post by a bracket, K", then downwardabout a pulley, k, supported by the reel-post, by way of the lowerbracket,K thereof,and then to a vertical controlling-shaft, K", mountedin suitable bearings,shown as provided the one in the foot-board H andthe other in a block, k", bolted to the cross-bar A of the main frame.The chain is attached to this controlling-shaft, and is wound about itor unwound from it,according to whether it is desired to raise or tolower the reel, by sliding the carrying-bracket up or down the reelpost.

A crank, K, is provided at the upper end of the controlling-shaft forturning it, and a spring-pawl, k, and detent-disk k serve to lock thecontrolling-shaft when the reel is ad justed. \Vhen it is desired tofold the platform up to the main frame to facilitate transportation ofthe machine and enable it to pass readilybetweenthepostsofgatesofordinarywidth, the reel-head is detached from the reel-shaft, thereel-post lifted from its socket, the brace which connects the plat-formand the post for supporting the reel-driving shaft is flexed, thedrivers seat is removed by lifting its supporting-spring from the socketK with which it interlocks in suitable and well-known way, and theplatform and cutting apparatus are turned about their-jointed connectionwith the coupling-links and folded against the main frame. The lower endof the reel-post is held by resting in a support formed bya hook, K",secured to the short upright k of the main frame. \Vhen the drivers seatis restored to its position, it serves as a check to the upward movementof the outer divider, which rests beneath it, thus preventing injuriousmovement of the platform by thejolting of the machine. The platformrests, when folded up, against the two supports 75 secured to themain-frame bar B The front beam, F,of the platform rests against one ofthese supports, and the top board, L, of the box-like rear extension,L", of the platform rests against the other support. Before the platformis folded the hinged guardboard L above the rear extension of theplatform is folded over upon the endless carrier of the platform, inorder that the top board, L, may come against the rearplatform supportThe reel when detached is carried by the machine by fitting the hub ofthe reel-head about the stud L at the outer rear corner of the mainframe.

As the driving mechanism of the various parts of the machine is not atall disarrangcd by folding up the platform, it will be seen that themachine may quickly be placed in working condition again. It will alsobe seen that free vertical adjustment of the reel without cramping ofparts is allowed by the universally-jointed sliding connection of thereel driving-shaft and its sprocket-pulley.

The grain carried up by the elevating apparatus is cleared therefrom anddirected to a receiving-platform, M, by the clearing roller D. Thisgrainreceiving platform is slightly inclined and is divided at M, Figs.1 and 5, into front and rear sections, which are detachably secured inplace in suitable way. As will be seen by reference to Figs. 5, 7. and8, the front section of the receiving-platform is supported at its innerside, close to the clearing-roller, upon the frame-bar M", which isattached at its opposite ends to the frame-uprights D D", and a hook, m,fixed to this front section engages the frame bar. Two parallel strips,m m, are secured, at slight distance apart,to the under surface of thefront section of the reeeiving-platform, near its outer or lower side,which is supported by the framestud M'flsecured to the frame-bar A. Theupper end of this stud enters the space between the strips, and aswinging hook, m and staple m" serve to hold the platform section downupon the supporting-stud. The rear section of the receiving-platform issupported at its inner or upper side upon the frame-bar M and has a hookfor engaging this bar similar to the hook m, and at its outer side thissection is provided with parallel strips m m, (one only of these stripsis shown.) one on either sideofitssupporting-bar M. This supportingbarfor the outer side of the rear section of the receiving-platform issecured to the outer rear upright, M, of the frame and to the framestudM. An ordinary turn-button at m ,piv-

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oted to the outer strip, m engages with a slot in the supporting-bar Mto hold the rear section of the receiving-platformdown upon this bar; ora swinging'hook, such as W, and sta ple, such as 'm may be used insteadof the turnbutton. A fence, M to check backward movement of the grain,is provided at the rear of the receiving-platform. The grain deliveredto the receiving-platform by the elevating apparatus and clearing-rolleris acted upon by packer-arms M pivotally attached to cranks M of thepacker-shaft 0 As shown, there are four cranks for a similar number ofpacker-arms, and these arms are arranged in pairs, the arms of a pairbeing jointed to oppositelyprojecting cranks. Two of the cranks-- one ofthe cranks of each pair of packerarms-project in the opposite directionto that in which the other two cranks-one of. each pair-project. It willbe seen that the result of this arrangement is that during rotation ofthe packer-shaftone packer-arm of each pair will actupon the grainsimultaneously and alternately with the other arms-one of each pair. 7

Each packer arm is jointed by its heel extension or shank m to avibrating controllinglink, at, shown as formed of two metal bars pivotedat their opposite ends,respectively,to

the shank of the packer-arm and to the upwardly'projecting lug ofabracket, m secured upon the fran1e-beamB The packer-shaft is mounted insuitable bearings, m", secured to the upper cross-bars, N, of the frame.

The operation of the paekerarms so as to force the grain downwardly oroutward along the receiving'platform beneath a startinglei'er, N, andtoward and against vibrating grain retaining arms N", in turn to be described, will readily be understood.

An adjustable butter, N having hinged connection with the frame-uprightD is controlled by a lever, N within reach of the driver in his seat,and is held in the desired position by engagement of this lever betweenteeth n of the detent-bar B The butter, instead of working over or uponthe grain-receiving platform, works in the space N Fig. 5, in advance ofits cutaway front end, the lower edge of the butter extending below thelevel of the platform. I

To prevent the butts of the stalks of grain being retarded in theirtravel down the receiving-platform by friction against the butter and tourge them along in propercondition for binding, butt-hastening apparatusis providcd, as follows: A diagonally-arranged rotatingshaft, N, Fig.1,'having its inwardlyinclining rear end supported in a bearing, a, onthe short cross-bar N of the frame, has

' universal-joint connection at its front end with v the rear end of ashort shaft, a, mounted in a bearing, a having suitable supportingconnection with the front cross-bar, H of the frame. The shaft itextends at a right angle to this cross-bar, instead of diagonallythereto, as the shaft N does. A sprocketpulley, N

fast on the shaft a, is driven continuously during operation of themachine by the driving-chain e", which, as before explained, is actuatedby the driving-roller of the upper elevating apron. The shaft N isdoubly cranked, the cranks a n projecting in opposite directions andhaving pivoted to them a pair of packer-arms,n n ,'controlled bylinks nn", pivoted to their shanks and to logs of brackets 91, 717, in themanner as before explained with reference to the intermittinglyactuatedpacker-arms. The universal joint a, connecting the shaftsections N a isof any suitable well known construction-such, for instance, as thatbefore described for connecting the reel-driving shaft and itssprocketpulley.

It will be seen that the butt-hastening packer arms effectually preventthe butts of the grain from being held back by contact with the butter,and that as these arms are constantly in action during operation of themachine they operate to advance and adjust the butts of the stalks ofgrain during the intermissions in the operations of the packer arms ofthe shaft 0.

As the clutch c, by way of which the packershaft i's'brought to rest andstarted in motion, is provided with the two diametrically-oppositetripper-engaging lugs 0 0, and is in other respects constructedprecisely as fully set forth in my before-referred to Patent No.343,709, detailed description of it is not needed herein. The packershaft is provided, as before, with a ratchet-wheel, P; but instead ofthe pendent clutch-tripping arn1 and pawl carried by the rock-shaft ofthe arm for engaging the ratchetwheel, as before, I now provide thefollowing devices: The clntch-tripper I Fig. 11, is pivoted at its lowerend upon a stud, 1), carried by a plate, P attached to a block, Prabbeted to the rear top cross-bar, N, ofthe frame. The clutch-tripperhas jointed to it the bent end of an endwise moving connecting-rod, P*,by way of which it is actuated. A forwardlyproject-ing pawl-arm, p,secured to the trip per, engages the ratchet wheel when the packershaftis thrown out of action to prevent rebound or backward movement of thisshaft.

The clutch c", for throwing the binder'actu ating shaftO into and out ofaction, by engaging it with and disengaging it from thecontinuously-rotating main actuating-gear O is the same as beforeemployed, and corresponds with the packerclutch, except that but onetripperengaging lug, 19 is provided. rection of rotation of the mainactuating-gear is now reversed,as compared with the direction ofrotation of the corresponding gear shown in my before-mentioned patent,and the clutchtripping lever P is arranged inside of the cl ntch,instead of outside of it, as before. This I lever is pivoted atits lowerend, so that it may be moved away from the clutch to release theclutch-lug p from the log 19 of the lever to startthe binder-actuatingshaft,and toward the clutch to engage the lugs and arrest the movementof this shaft.

The di- 1 The downwardly-projecting rear crank, p, ofthe startingrock-shaft 1) is connected by the link 1) with the upper end of theclutch-tripping lever, instead of directly engaging therewith, asbefore, and the front crank, 11, of this rock-shaft also projectsdownwardly, whereas it was shown as projecting upwardly in my aforesaidpatent. A link, P, connects the crank 17 with the upper arm of theelbowshape'd starting lever B, and in this instance this upper arm isextended far enough to be within reach of the hand of the driver in hisseat over the outer front corner ofthe machine, instead of 'lrovidingthe foot-lever contrivauce, as before. The spring acts with a tendencyto hold the startinglever against movement by the grain, and serves torestore this lever to its position after it has been actuated, as willreadily be understood, either automatically, by the pressure ofthegrain, or by the driver and a bundle bound and discharged.

The grain-retaining arms N (there are two of these arms in thisinstance) are carried by a rockshaft, Q, mounted at its opposite ends insuitable bearings in the short uprights if Q, of the frame (see Fig. 7)and extending beneath the grain-receiving platform M. outer ends ofthese retaining-arms are bent upward and pass through slotsin theplatform M and serve to arrest the grain forced against them by thepackers in the accumulation of a gavel. A torsional spring, q, acts uponthe rock'shaft with a tendency to resist movement of it in a directionsuch as to lower the up wardly-projecting bent ends of theretainingarms, and serves to restore these arms to position after eachactuation. A crank, Q, of the rock-shaft is connected by a link, Q",with the inner end of a controllinglever, Q, pivoted midway its lengthat q to the frame bar H. At its outer end this controlling-lever has aroller, 1 acted upon by a cam, q", on an 1ntermittingly-aetuated shaft,R, (in this itr stance the discharger-shaft,) making one revolution ateach actuation. It will be seen that when this shaft is rotated its camwill act upon the lever-roller and cause the lever to pull on the link,thus depressing the grain-retaining arms to permit a bound bundle to bedischarged.

The discharger-shaft R is provided with vertically-swingingend\visereciprocatiugdischarger-arms R.(in this instance three of thesearms beingprovided,)jointed to the cranks R of their shaft, which ismounted in bearings r, secured to the frame cross-bars HN. The slottedshanks R of the discharger arms engage rollers 1', carried by brackets rsecured to the outer top bar, H, of the frame. A sprocket-pulley, r,having yielding springconuection with thedischarger'shaft,substantiallyin the manner and for a purpose fully setforth in my before-mentioned patent, is driven by a chain, R, to whichmotion is int parted by a sprocket-pulley, r, on the binderactuatingshaft. It will be seen that instead The 1 of employing gearing toconnect a driven sprocketpulley with the discharger shaft, as before,this shaft is driven directly, as it now rotates in the same directionas the binderactuating shaft, instead of in the contrary direction, asin my said patent.

A suitable binder-arm, S, is secured to the rock-shaft S, whieh'at itsfront end is mounted in a bearing at the lower end of the inner sec tionofa two-part pendent bracket, t and at its rear end in a bearing, .9,provided in the arm t of the sectional lnaeket-framc T,secu red at itsbase upon the frame cross-bars O C. A compressor, U, is secured toalug,u,of a rockshaft, a, mounted in a bearing formed partly at thelower end of the outer section of the pendent bracket S and partly inthe lower end of the pendent bracket U, which, like the sectionalbracket, is secured to the frame-bar H. The sections of the bracket 5are bolted together. (See Fig. 8.) A segment-gear, s,

on the compressorshaft is engaged by a corresponding gear, .s, on thebinder-arm rockshaft, and the compressor is operated in obvious way, andas fully set forth in my aforesaid patent.

The tension upon the binding-cord y as it passes from thecord-rcceptacleY to the binderarm is produced by a frictional clamp, Y,Fig. 23, having a lug, 7 at one end loosely fitting in a socket in aplate, 1, upon the top of the cord-receptacle. A pin, 1 rigidly attachedto the plate Y and passing through a hole in the clamp, is provided witha coiled spring, 7 bearing at one end on the clamp and at the otheragainst a nut, y, on the threaded upper end of the pin. The pressureupon the cord may be regulated by adjusting the nut. The cord passes outthrough openings in the top of the receptacle and in the plate Y", andthen through an eye in the lug 3/, as will readily be understood. Thelug y prevents the clamp from turning;

The mechanism yet to be referred to is in most respects identical withand in others substantially the same as corresponding mechanism fullyset forth in my aforesaid patent, and will only be alluded to in ageneral way.

The crank V of the binder-arm rock-shaft S is connected by theadjustable link V to the rocking arm 12, mounted in the bearing V of thesectional bracket-frame T, and in the bearings W of this frame thebinder-actuating shaft is mounted. The rocking arm 1) has jointedconnection with the slide V of the cam yoke V by means of the link 1).The rollers v a of the cam-wheel \V on the binderactuating shaft operatethe cam-yoke to reciprocate its slide, when the binding mechanism isstarted in action, in obvious way by the movement of the starting-lever.The roller 10 ofthe pivoted controlli ng-arn1\V of the packerclutehnormally rests in the recess 10 of the wheel W and is actuated by theperipheral cam of this wheel. The controlling-arm engages theconnecting-rod I of the packerclutch by passing at itsupper end throughan

